It’s essential that students understand how to access Navigate within their PPCC portal. Learn how!
Students should meet with their academic advisor regularly - especially when selecting and registering for classes. Your advisor can help make sure you graduate on time with the credits you need for your degree.
Registering for classes is easy with Navigate. This step-by-step guide walks you through the entire process.
You can drop courses in Navigate. Here are instructions. Make sure you always discuss dropping or withdrawing from courses with your advisor.
Make sure you know how to find - and understand - your class schedule after registering. Once you are registered in Navigate, use the below video to locate and view your schedule.
We recommend checking it once after registering, and again a couple days before classes (in case a last-minute room change occurs).
Our classes generally fit into five categories. View this short video overview of
your class format options. More information on class formats is available below.
Learn About the Your Course Format Options
Learn how to use Navigate’s Planner tool to plan your course sequence so you graduate on time.
Your audit will display the courses you’ve taken or are registered for and will show you any degree and or certificate requirements that are being met by the courses you’ve taken - or that may be met upon satisfactory completion of courses in progress.
It lists requirements needed to complete your degree and/or certificate based on courses taken or currently in progress.
Learn How to Run a Degree Audit - to see your degree progress and remaining classes!
For more info, visit the DegreeCheck page.
The “What If” function allows you to hypothetically change your degree and or certificate.
The “What If” audit will show you what coursework is required for the new degree and or certificate, what courses you have taken that satisfy requirements, and what courses are still left for you to take.
Learn How to Use the What-If Evaluation in DegreeCheck!
For more info, visit the DegreeCheck page.
You can view your account balance, and make payments 24/7 within your PPCC Portal
Before you begin the registration process in Navigate - you must first accept your
"Payment Agreement" for the upcoming semester.
Make sure you do this - first - before you continue the registration process.
Watch and Learn How to Accept Your Payment Agreement
Note: This is not a payment plan - but simply an acknowledgement that you will pay for your classes. It must be completed each semester prior to registering.
It is important that you check your PPCC student email regularly - at least once a day. It is the official communication method for the college. This step-by-step video guide will show you how to access your student email account within your PPCC portal.
D2L - your “virtual classroom” for PPCC courses - can be accessed via your PPCC portal
account. Learn how!
Watch This Video - Accessing D2L for Your Online Classes